Over the weekend I ran into this blog post: Three Rules of Why Coworking Sucks<http://learntoduck.com/three-rules/three-rules-of-why-coworking-sucks> and was rather amused. With all the rainbows and unicorns flying around in the media on the topic of coworking I was happy to hear a dissenting voice. Things got really interesting when I posted a comment and in response the writer actually agreed with me. His objection is that, in his view "most coworking spaces have become tables and chairs". It's a debate that runs to the heart of what we are doing and I hope I did an adequate job of distinguishing ourselves from a standard business center. Having something to compare against actually makes the job of describing coworking a lot easier. For example it's easier to describe "blue" as "not red, green, or yellow".
I feel I've been getting better and better at explaining what it is we are trying to do and why we are doing it. The interview I did on the Biznik blog<http://blog.biznik.com/2008/07/07/office-nomads-a-vibrant-community-that-we-can-be-part-of/>that went live today does a pretty good job. Defining "coworking" is a big topic and it's been explored at length... that's not what I'm asking. Now that we've been doing this for awhile, I'm more interested to hear the real world stories of describing it to new folks. How is everyone doing and how have you been making this distinction? Jacob Sayles Co-Founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
